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divided into three groups. One party gathered 

 the caprifigs with their wasps inside, and carried 

 them to headquarters. Here they were strung in 



FIG. 28. Carrying the strung Caprifigs to the Fig Orchard. 



bunches on a piece of fibre, the strings being then 

 hung over long poles so that they could be easily 

 carried. The second party carried these strings of 

 caprifigs back to the orchard, and the third had the 

 more delicate work of suspending the strung figs 



